well-dungedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈdʌŋd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈdəŋd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and dung v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., dung v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + dung v. + -ed suffix¹.

Thoroughly covered or mixed with dung; well-manured. Also in extended use.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [adjective] > dunged

well-dungeda1398

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxviii. 1060 In fatte lond and wel ydonged groweþ fatte whete.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 35 Lond wel eerid and wel dungid is able to bere good fruyt.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 33^v The Beane delighteth in riche and wel dounged ground.

1683 G. V. N. tr. J. Commelin Belgick xxx. 89 It is certain, that the purer the Dung is, the better it is; we use a well dunged Earth, with white and soft Sand mixt together.

1760 R. Brown Compl. Farmer: Pt. 2 61 Barley, which delights in a well-dunged soil.

1849 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 128/1 By forking these well-dunged alleys, in a few days they will be found full of earth worms.

1870 W. Crookes On Manuf. Beet-root Sugar Eng. & Ireland ii. 46 Beet succeeds best after winter wheat, well-dunged.

1951 M. Cooper French Music i. 8 Offenbach's operettas were so rooted in this well-dunged soil that they virtually disappeared with the régime.

1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 95/1 Pale green, mealy-leaved swarms..in muck-heaps at the edges of fields and between the rows of well-dunged crops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-dunged
释义	well-dungedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdʌŋd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdəŋd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and dung v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., dung v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + dung v. + -ed suffix¹. Thoroughly covered or mixed with dung; well-manured. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [adjective] > dunged well-dungeda1398 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxviii. 1060 In fatte lond and wel ydonged groweþ fatte whete. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) II. 35 Lond wel eerid and wel dungid is able to bere good fruyt. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 33^v The Beane delighteth in riche and wel dounged ground. 1683 G. V. N. tr. J. Commelin Belgick xxx. 89 It is certain, that the purer the Dung is, the better it is; we use a well dunged Earth, with white and soft Sand mixt together. 1760 R. Brown Compl. Farmer: Pt. 2 61 Barley, which delights in a well-dunged soil. 1849 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 128/1 By forking these well-dunged alleys, in a few days they will be found full of earth worms. 1870 W. Crookes On Manuf. Beet-root Sugar Eng. & Ireland ii. 46 Beet succeeds best after winter wheat, well-dunged. 1951 M. Cooper French Music i. 8 Offenbach's operettas were so rooted in this well-dunged soil that they virtually disappeared with the régime. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 95/1 Pale green, mealy-leaved swarms..in muck-heaps at the edges of fields and between the rows of well-dunged crops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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